# The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2025, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made at 8.45 a.m. on 22nd August 2025
Laid before Parliament at 11.30 a.m. on 22nd August 2025
Coming into force 15th September 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 138(2) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 5(1)(a) and (i), 7A(1)(b) and (c) and (2) and 189(1), (4), (5) and (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and sections 16(1) and 79(1) and (4) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Act 1998.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/969/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-winter-fuel-payment-regulations-2025/introduction
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